Iran Is One Decision Away From Restarting the War—China Has Seen This Before—Something Big Is Coming

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In international conflicts, when multiple strategic timelines converge—such as domestic political deadlines, military options briefings, and diplomatic summits—a critical decision point emerges where the outcome is determined by which party can leverage the situation most effectively. China's historical experience with the 1987-1988 Iran-Iraq tanker war demonstrates that conflicts in strategic chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz typically end through economic exhaustion rather than military victory, and the party that can absorb economic costs longer will ultimately define the terms of resolution.